Which to use
“Jade” and “Jahre” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,265
- “Jade” frequency rank
- #145
- “Jahre” frequency rank
- 19410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Jade | Jahre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein smaragdgrünes, grünlichweißes, hellgrünes bis grünes, sehr festes Mineral ( drei Minerale, Jadeit, Nephrit und Chloromelanit), Halbedelstein, Edelstein, Schmuckstein, Heilstein, das als Schmuck und im Kunstgewerbe verwendet wird | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Jahr |
Where the eye mixes Jade and Jahre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Jade runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Jahre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Jade and Jahre
A purely visual mix-up. Jade ([ˈjaːdə]) and Jahre ([ˈjaːʁə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Jade is recorded at frequency rank #19,265, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈjaːdə]. Jahre is at rank #145, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈjaːʁə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19410, this pair ranks #1,908,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Jade vs Jahre
Shared letters: aej. Private to "Jade": d. Private to "Jahre": hr.
"Jade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Jahre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Jade" and "Jahre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Jade" vs "Jahre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Jade" and "Jahre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Jade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Jahre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,908,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Jade" and "Jahre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Jade vs Jute". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,908,590 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.